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Operations
Normal playback
Adjusting the sound
Adjusting the tone
You can adjust the sound quality when the receiver is in the stereo mode.
1 Press the SOUND key to select the tone mode to be adjusted.
•The bass and treble levels are adjustable from -10 to +10 in 2 step
increments.
•The adjustment item is displayed for approximately 8 seconds.
2 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or the 5/∞ keys to adjust the
sound quality.
BASS: Select this to adjust the low frequency range.
(Press the SOUND key once.)
TREB: Select this to adjust the high frequency range.
(Press the SOUND key twice.)
Once-touch low frequency emphasis (bass boost)
You can adjust the sound quality when the receiver is in the stereo mode.
Press the F.SHIFT key, then press BASS BOOST key.
• Press the key once to select the maximum (+10) low frequency
emphasis setting.
• This key does not function when the receiver is in the sound quality or
ambience effects adjustment mode.
Switching back to the previous setting
Press the BASS BOOST key again.
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Muting the sound
The MUTE key lets you mute the sound of the speakers.
Press the MUTE key.
To cancel
Press the MUTE key again so that the “MUTE” indicator goes off.
•Muting can also be canceled by adjusting the volume.
Blinks
SOURCE DIRECT playback (analog sources only)
Use this function to pass the source material direct to the amplifier,
bypassing any audio processing.
To cancel
Press the SOURCE DIRECT key.
•When you press the LISTEN MODE, SOUND, or SETUP keys, or
switch to another input source, SOURCE DIRECT playback will be
canceled.
Listening with headphones
1 Press the SPEAKERS A or B key so that the speaker indicator
goes off.
Make sure the Speaker indicator
are turned off.
2 Connect headphones to the PHONES jack.
•If you turn off all of the speakers when in the surround mode, the
mode is cancelled as well, resulting in stereo playback.
•The speakers do not switch off during the 6CH INPUT mode.
Select the other input mode.
3 Use the VOLUME CONTROL (VOLUME+/-) to adjust the volume.
Press the SOURCE DIRECT key again.
• If SOURCE DIRECT playback was activated when using a surround
mode, cancelling it reactivates the previous surround mode.
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